Violin Classes

Professional violinist with over 25 years experience teaching and performing. I offer lessons to all ages and levels.

From the very beginner to the very advanced.

Let me show you what music can be!

Upcoming events​

June 8, 2019, 8pm

Classical Works, Concert.

Daniela Bisenius,violin

Anna Berezkina, piano

Location:: Ethical Humanist Society

7574 N Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL

Ticket: $15 donation

Works by Brahms, Franck, Prokofiev, Williams and more...!

About Our Musicians

Our professional musicians have intensive classical and jazz training with degrees from prestigious European and American schools. They have spent their entire lives honing their craft through intense studies and experience performing. Many of our musicians, are Grammy nominated, college professors, and have shared the stage with many international stars such as : Smokie Robinson, Natalie Cole, Kurt Elling, Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, and many more...!

Read here what some of our clients have said about us:

From the Wedding Wire:

Kristen · married on 09/06/2014

5.0

Daniela played the violin at our wedding on September 6, 2014. She was extremely accomodating and easy to work with! I gave her a list of songs that we had chosen and she assured me that she knew them. I never got to meet with her prior to the wedding and she never met with any of the other musicians we had (organist and soloist) but you would never know! She played beautifuly and sounded amazing with the organist and soloist even though they had never met before our wedding. She showed up early and knew exactly what to do and where to be! If you're looking for a violinist for any event, especially a wedding, I would highly recommend Daniela!

User3529919 · 2+ years ago

5.0

Daniela was great to work with for our wedding in August, 2013. She was extremely responsive, professional and accommodating. She worked with her pianist to learn Train's "Marry Me" for my initial walk down the aisle. Then, on the way back, we had another song "1,000 Years" that we requested to be sped up a bit and she was able to do this as well.

Overall, I would highly recommend Daniela and Di Arte.

Sent on 01/14/2014

Sara · married on 07/06/2013

5.0

I had Di Arte play a duo of violin & cello for my wedding ceremony. I had so many people tell me what an excellent touch that was. They played beautifully and were very professional. I've already recommended Di Arte to several people.

Sent on 01/14/2014

Here's from The Knot!

Reviewed On 9/19/2013 by Melissa B

Daniella played violin at our outdoor garden ceremony along with one of her colleagues on the keyboard. It was breathtaking and truly make the ceremony what I had always envisioned. Daniella was wonderful to work with and really knows her music and various selections. I highly recommend!

Reviewed On 10/05/2012 by Cassi F

We had a violinist, bassist and piano player for our ceremony and cocktail hour. I worked primarily with Daniela and it was a delight! She was sweet, patient and so helpful! Our guests thoroughly enjoyed their music during the cocktail hour. They did an excellent job!

Reviewed On 9/10/2014 by Kristen E

Daniela played the violin at our wedding on September 6, 2014. She was extremely accomodating and easy to work with! I gave her a list of songs that we had chosen and she assured me that she knew them. I never got to meet with her prior to the wedding and she never met with any of the other musicians we had (organist and soloist) but you would never know! She played beautifuly and sounded amazing with the organist and soloist even though they had never met before our wedding. She showed up early and knew exactly what to do and where to be! If you're looking for a violinist for any event, especially a wedding, I would highly recomend Daniela!

Reviewed On 8/10/2010 by Julie Z

I had a violinist and a cellist. They played beautifully! I had my pastor's wife sing - she gave them the music the week before, never able to practice with them, and it was perfect! I would definitely recommend them! They were very inexpensive as well.

I have always envisioned getting proposed to in the most romantic way in front of all my family and friends. On May 22, 2016 my boyfriend popped the question just like I had dreamed in a beautifully decorated forest preserve in front of all of our loved ones. What made the moment so special was the music playing in the background. Di Arte Entertainment played so beautifully. Daniela played the violin that had everyone tearing up. I would highly recommend Di Arte Entertainment to anyone that is looking for a violinist for any special event. They will be kept in memories that will last a lifetime!

Daniela played the violin at our wedding on September 6, 2014. She was extremely accomodating and easy to work with! I gave her a list of songs that we had chosen and she assured me that she knew them. I never got to meet with her prior to the wedding and she never met with any of the other musicians we had (organist and soloist) but you would never know! She played beautifuly and sounded amazing with the organist and soloist even though they had never met before our wedding. She showed up early and knew exactly what to do and where to be! If you're looking for a violinist for any event, especially a wedding, I would highly recommend Daniela!

Annalyse Kohley recommends Di Arte Entertainment Live Music Services.

15 August 2018 ·

Daniela did a beautiful job at our wedding! Her violin accompaniment was perfect and really made our ceremony music even more wonderful.

The music was absolutely amazing! Daniela and her fellow musicians made our ceremony and cocktail hour a complete dream!

MEET SOME OF OUR MUSICIANS!

Daniela Bisenius

Violinist

​Violinist Daniela Bisenius was born in in Bucharest, Romania. Her parents, both professional pianists, started her on violin at the age of five. She attended Music School George Enescu where she began studying with Dinu Cristea and later with Valeriu Rogacev. She performed with her father and brother in Germany as a teen with major symphony orchestras and major opera houses. At 19, she won the position with the Staatsphilharmonie Ludwigshafen making her the youngest person ever to win a position with that orchestra.She performed with Frankfurter Opera, Munick Philharmonic, Bayerisches Rundfunk and RTL Luxembourg. She continued her studies at the Musikhochschule Saarbrucken where she studied with Russian teacher Valerie Gradov. She also attended Violin Master Classes in Nice, France with Henrick Szering and Gerarld Poulet. In 1988 she came to US, where she was awarded full scholarship to University of Iowa and studied with Prof. Leopold La Fosse. Here she appeared in a televised Master Class with Issac Stern. She then performed as an orchestra member with many professional orchestras including Naples Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, Lyrics Opera of Chicago. Daniela has shared the stage with many great stars over the years such as Natalie Cole, Luther Vandross, Smoky Robinson and Kurt Elling. In 2010 Daniela played fiddle in the sold out musical Always Patsy Cline, one of the four-piece band members known as “The Bodacious Bobcats”

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Don Stille

Pianist and accordionist

Don Stille, Grammy nominee jazz pianist and accordionist recently celebrated his 70th birthday. Born in St. Louis, Missouri Don began formal music instruction at the age of 5. Soon after, he expanded his musical palette by including studies in piano performance and composition. Since then he has gone on to perform throughout the country with a long list of nationally and internationally acclaimed jazz artists, among them: Clark Terry, Red Holloway, Roy Hargrove, Doc Severinsen, Lew Soloff, Harry Connick Jr., The New York Voices, Peter Erskine, Claudio Roditi, , Dr. Billy Taylor, Marian McPartland, Taj Mahal and Chuck Berry. Some achievements include: being proclaimed the Mainstream Jazz Pianist of the Year by the Twin Cities Jazz Society in Minnesota; house pianist and accordionist and often-featured jazz artist on National Public Radio’s “First House on the Right" (broadcast weekly across the country. Don is currently a member of the Artist-Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Chicago.

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Bobby Schiff

Pianist, Arranger, Composer

On the Chicago and Los Angeles music scenes for over 35 years, Bobby Schiff has led orchestras and bands, performed on piano and keyboards, directed, composed and arranged for and with the best. Mel Torme, Peggy Lee and Bobby Rydell, are just a few of the premiere entertainers and musicians he's worked with in the U.S. and internationally. He has recently returned from Wayne Newton's overseas Thanksgiving 2001 USO tour, accompanying Ruth Pointer.

Bobby Schiff has been playing piano and keyboards professionally since he was in high school. His classical training in piano performance and composition began at age five. As a youngster, he worked several years at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, honing his skills in the music production and publishing business. Throughout the 70's, his award winning commercial music business served such clients as Kimberly-Clark, Sesame Street, McDonald's, John Deere, Sears, Kraft and Hallmark. Several years in Los Angeles provided feature film and television opportunities in composing and arranging. Playing in L.A. record studio recording sessions with such greats as Marvin Hamlisch and Jerry Goldsmith, kept up his performance "chops".

A true music professional, Bobby has served for many years as a National Trustee and National Vice-President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The Grammy's). He is currently serving as Vice President of the Association of Professional Orchestra Leaders. He also maintains his memberships in ASCAP and ASMA.

On a day to day basis, Bobby is working primarily in Chicago as one of the nation's premier vocal arrangers and accompanists. Playing, arranging and producing albums for numerous independent artists; he also performs with his own jazz trio at several Chicago venues. For the past three years Bobby has been Music Director for the Women of Southport Jazz Festival in Chicago. He leads several of his own successful events bands; Phoenix, The Bobby Schiff Band and the Bobby Schiff Jazz Trio, and he is a mainstay in the R&B events band Funk Among Us.

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